A good rifel through Boots and Superdrug usually ends with me purchasing a few new products to try out! This time one of my favourite brands, Maybelline, had some exciting new offerings. I know there has been much hype about the 'Colour elixir' lip glosses in the States, but until now they haven't been available in the UK, so as soon as I saw them I grabbed one (que very excited, kid in a candy shop type of face)! Snuggled up next to the elixirs were the new 'Colour drama intense Velvet lip pencils', which I have heard absolutely nothing about but was very intrigued by . As it happened Maybelline was also on 3 for 2 in Boots (can I get a whoop whoop), so I picked up 2 pencils and 1 colour elixir.
Now I haven't had time to put these to the test properly, but my first impression is very good! I picked up the colour elixir in the shade 105 'Petal Plush' and this has been firmly on my lips over the course of the last week. I can certainly see what the hype has been about. Its creamy, pigmented, not drying, long lasting and glossy without it being overkill. I am now eagerly awaiting my next trip to Boots, to pick up another shade.
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| Top to bottom: Colour Sensational Elixr lip in 105 Petal Plush, Intense Velvet lip pencil in 140 Minimalist, Velvet lip pencil in 630 Nude Perfection. |
On first impressions the pencils seem beautiful. They too are really pigmented, smooth and seem to leave a slight stain to the lips. Having not tried many lip pencils, its difficult to compare them to other brands such as Nars (maybe that's something I need to do). These come in 10 different shades, including an orangey red and a berry colour.
Overall my first impression is really good and I can't wait to pick up a few more shades of both products. Have you tried any of these, what are your thoughts?
Maybelline Colour Sensational Exlir lip: £6.99
Maybelline Colour Drama, Velvet lip pencil lipstick: £4.99
G xxx
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